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FEATURED BOOK CZARS: RUSSIA'S RULERS FOR MORE THAN 1,000 YEARS James Duffy and Vincent Ricci/hb/1995/MIS price $35.00 "Offers biographical profiles of every Russian autocrat from the birth of the Kievan state in the ninth century to Czar Nicholas, whose rule ended abruptly in 1918, tracing the history of the region through the actions of its ruling elite. The romance, the adventure, the tyrannical abuses of power, it's all here, plus b&w portraits, a few maps, and an appendix of genealogical tables. Fascinating, thorough, and recommended." ORDER

HERALDRY

• DESIGN YOUR OWN COAT OF ARMS
  Rosemary A. Chorzempa/ppr/1987/MIS Price: $2.80--you save 70¢
  "An excellent guide to learning about heraldry, as well as designing Arms prior to seeking Arms from proper authority."
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• HERALDIC CRESTS: A Pictorial Archive of 4,424 Designs for Artists and Craftspeople (Dover)
  James Fairbairn/ppr/1993/MIS Price: $11.16--you save $2.79
  "An outstanding collection of crests and crest pieces."
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• HERALDRY: A Pictorial Archive for Artists and Designers (Dover)
  Arthur Charles Fox-Davies/ppr/1991/MIS Price $11.96--you save $2.99
  "The important companion to Heraldic Crests."
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• HERALDRY: An Introduction to a Noble Tradition
  Michel Pastoureau/ppr/1997/MIS price $10.36--you save $2.59
  "An important book that places heraldry as an art form within its tradition."
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• THE OXFORD GUIDE TO HERALDRY
  Thomas Woodcock and John Martin Robinson/ppr/1990/MIS price $15.16--you save $3.79
  "One of the classic works on heraldry. A must-have for any herald's library."
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• DEBRETT'S GUIDE TO HERALDRY AND REGALIA
  David Williamson/hb/1993/MIS price $35.00--special order
  "The Debrett's is one of the classic works on heraldry and regalia. While it strictly adheres to British usage, this book is must-have for any herald's library. Beautifully illustrated."
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• HERALDIC DESIGNS FOR ARTISTS AND CRAFTSPEOPLE
  J.M. Berglins/ppr/1997/MIS price $7.95 + $1.35 special surcharge (special order)
  "Very useful for the heraldic artist and the herald."
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• THE POOLBEG BOOK OF IRISH HERALDRY
  Michael O'Comain/ppr/1992/MIS price $11.75
  "Those of Irish ancestry will want this book."
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• THE REGISTER OF CANADIAN HONORS
  hb/1991/$65.00--Special Order
  "The official government registry of Canadians holding knightly Orders and other British honors."
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• THE SYMBOLS OF HERALDRY EXPLAINED
  Heraldic Artists, Ltd./ppr/1980/MIS price #9.95--special order
  "For artists, yet highly useful for anyone interested in chivalry."
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• BOUTELL'S HERALDRY
  Charles Boutell/hb/Hard to Find
  "Considered by many to be the classic work. Recommended."
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• THE ENGLISH CEREMONIAL BOOK: A HISTORY OF ROBES, INSIGNIA AND CEREMONIES STILL IN USE IN ENGLAND
  Roger Milton/hb/1971/Hard to Find
  "A valuable reference work, and an essential for anyone interested in the field."
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• HONOURS AND TITLES (ASPECTS OF BRITAIN)
  hb/1992/Hard to Find
  "One of the most informative references works on the topic of British honours. Highly recommended."
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• PAPAL HERALDRY
  Donald Lindsay Galbreath/hb/Hard to Find
  "A fine source book by an eminent historian of Papal chivalry."
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• WHAT IS MY TARTAN? THE CLANS OF SCOTLAND WITH THEIR SEPTS AND DEPENDENTS
  Frank Adam/ppr/1983/Hard to Find
  "A fine reference work for those of Scottish ancestry."
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KNIGHTHOOD AND CHIVALRY

• THE BOOK OF CHIVALRY OF GEOFFROI DE CHARNY: TEXT, CONTEXT, AND TRANSLATION
  Richard W. Kaeuper, et al./ppr/1996/MIS price $17.95--special order
  "This important medieval text was written to train squires to be knights. This is a clear and accurate scholarly translation, with superior footnotes. Highly recommended."
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• CHIVALRY
  Maurice Keen/ppr/1986/MIS price $18.00--special order
  "This is a must-have essential for every knight's personal library. Keen's work is considered a classic."
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• THE KNIGHT AND CHIVALRY
  Richard Barber/hb/1995/MIS price $31.50--you save $13.50
  "The other must-have essential for every knight's personal library. Barber's work is considered a classic."
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• THE KNIGHT IN HISTORY
  Frances Gies/ppr/1987/MIS price $10.80--you save $2.70
  "Another classic must-have, Gies provides clear and accurate information."
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• KNIGHTS AND ARMOR
  Daisy Kerr and Mark Bergin/hb/1997/MIS price $22.70--special order
  "A clear explanation of knights and their armor, written for schools and libraries."
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• KNIGHTS IN ARMOR (LIVING HISTORY)
  John Clare (editor)/hb/1992/MIS price $11.90--you save $5.10
  "Reenactments capture the world of medieval knighthood, documenting the codes of chivalry, tournaments, practices of court life, military and social roles of the knights, armor and weaponry, and other key aspects of medieval life."
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• MEDIEVAL KNIGHTS: THE CAMBRIDGE INTRODUCTION TO WORLD HISTORY
  Trevor Cairns/ppr/1993/MIS price $10.36--you save $2.59
  "An adult's history of knights. Excellent."
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• THE ORDER OF ST. MICHAEL AND ST. GEORGE IN MALTA, AND MALTESE KNIGHTS OF THE BRITISH REALM
  A.E. Abela/hb/Hard to Find
  "The only authoritative source about these Orders of Chivalry."
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• MEDIEVAL KNIGHTHOOD: PAPERS FROM THE 4TH STRAWBERRY HILL CONFERENCE 1988
  Christopher Harper-Bill (ed)/hb/1992/MIS price $59.00--special order
  "Scholarly papers on knighthood and chivalry presented at the annual conference held at the neo-Gothic home of Horace Walpole, author of The Castle of Otronto, the first Gothic novel."
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• ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD AND OF MERIT: THE PONTIFICAL, RELIGIOUS AND SECULARISED CATHOLIC-FOUNDED ORDERS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO THE APOSTOLIC SEE
  Peter Bander Van Duren/hb/1996/MIS price $125.00--special order
  "An important work by a well-known writer in the field."
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• THE KNIGHT AND CHIVALRY
  Richard Barber/hb/1995/MIS price $31.50--you save $13.50
  "The other must-have essential for every knight's personal library. Barber's work is considered a classic."
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• THE KNIGHT IN HISTORY
  Frances Gies/ppr/1987/MIS price $10.80--you save $2.70
  "Another classic must-have, Gies provides clear and accurate information."
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• THE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND: A COMPLETE RECORD FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT DAY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ALL THE ORDERS OF CHIVALRY IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
  William Arthur Shaw/hb/1970/Hard to Find
  "An exhaustive compendium to the year of 1970."
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• MEDAL RIBBONS AND ORDERS OF IMPERIAL GERMANY AND AUSTRIA
  Donald George Neville/hb/Hard to Find
  "A fascinating but specialized book."
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• ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD, AWARDS, AND THE HOLY SEE
  Hyginus Eugene Cardinale/hb/Hard to Find
  "An important and fascinating work."
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• THE QUEEN HAS BEEN PLEASED: THE BRITISH HONOURS SYSTEM AT WORK
  John Walker/hb/1986/Hard to Find
  "A popular and important source book discussing British honors and how they are given. Highly recommended."
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• THE REIGN OF CHIVALRY
  Richard W. Barber/hb/1980/Hard to Find
  "Another of Barber's classics. Recommended."
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• RIBBONS OF ORDERS, DECORATIONS, AND MEDALS
  Guido Rosignoli/hb/1977/Hard to Find
  "A valuable reference work for the specialist."
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MONARCHY

• BEHIND THE PALACE WALLS: THE RISE AND FALL OF BRITAIN'S ROYAL FAMILY
  Peter Fearon/ppr/1996/MIS price $5.59--you save $1.40
  "Fearon's popular book on the Windsors. Not as mean-spirited as more modern 'tell-alls,' but sometimes brutally accurate."
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• BREWER'S BRITISH ROYALTY
  David Williamson/hb/1997/MIS price $20.97--you save $8.98
  "Not an expose or a tell-all, but a straightforward account. Recommended."
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• DIVINE RIGHT: THE INGLORIOUS SURVIVAL OF BRITISH ROYALTY
  Richard Tomlinson/ppr/1995/MIS price $9.76--you save $4.19
  "Both history and tittle-tattle combined, tells a fascinating tale."
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• ELIZABETH R: THE ROLE OF THE MONARCHY TODAY
  Antony Jay/hb/1993/MIS price $20.97--you save $8.98
  "A thorough and non-sensation examining of the British monarchy."
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• FROM RENAISSANCE MONARCHY TO ABSOLUTE MONARCHY: FRENCH KINGS, NOBLES, AND ESTATES
  J. Russell Major/ppr/1997/$18.95--special order
  "An excellent scholarly account of the rise of the French royal houses."
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• THE MAD KING: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF LUDWIG II OF BAVARIA
  Greg King/hb/1996/MIS price $17.97--you save $7.48
  "A solid book about this most fascinating of Kings whose legacy still lives on in his fantasy castles. Recommended."
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• THE MONARCHY AND THE CONSTITUTION
  "Vernon Bogdanor/hb/1997/MIS price $27.95--special order.
  "The (mostly unwritten) British Constitution and its relationship to the monarchy. This has been a popular book, despite its academic leanings."
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• SULTAN OMAR ALI SAIFUDDIN III AND BRITAIN: THE MAKING OF BRUNEI DARUSSALAM
  B.A. Hussainmiya/hb/1996/MIS price $45.00--special order.
  "A thorough look at the Sultanate of Brunei."
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• TWILIGHT OF THE HABSBURGS: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
  Alan Palmer/hb/1995/MIS price $19.25--you save $8.25
  "Not only about the Emperor, but also about the other Royals who knew him. Acclaimed by reviewers and recommended."
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• AN UNCOMMON WOMAN: THE EMPRESS FREDERICK DAUGHTER OF QUEEN VICTORIA, WIFE OF THE CROWN PRINCE OF PRISSIA, MOHTER OF KAISER WILHELM
  hannah Pakula/hb/1995/MIS price $24.50--you save $10.50
  "An epic story of wars and revolutions, of the rise and fall of royal families, and of the birth of modern Germany is brilliantly told through the lives of the couple in the eye of the storm--Queen Victoria's eldest daughter, and her handsome, idealistic husband, Crown Prince Frederick of Prussia. Recommended."
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• CORONATIONS: MEDIEVAL AND EARLY MODERN MONARCHIC RITUAL
  Janos M. Bak (ed)/hb/1990/MIS price $45.00--special order
  "A valuable and essential book. Highly recommended."
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• CROWNS IN A CHANGING WORLD: THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN MONARCHIES 1901-1936
  John Van Der Kiste/hb/1996/MIS price $23.00--special order
  "An excellent examination of the European thrones and their destruction unleashed by WWI. Recommended."
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• EUROPEAN MONARCHY: ITS EVOLUTION AND PRACTICE FROM ROMAN ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMES
  Heinz Duchhardt (ed)/ppr/1992/MIS price $69.50
  "An excellent reference work. Expensive, but recommended."
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• THE MYTH OF THE BRITISH MONARCHY
  Edgar Wilson/ppr/1990/MIS price $14.40--you save $3.60
  "A close examination of the power derived from the 'distant' monarchy. Recommended."
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• PRETENDERS AND POPULAR MONARCHISM IN EARLY MODERN RUSSIA: THE FALSE TSARS OF THE TIME OF TROUBLES
  John H. Kautsky/ppr/1997/MIS price $24.95--special order
  "A valuable reference, especially in view of certain claims being made today."
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• QUEEN VICTORIA (CHATTO POCKET LIBRARY NO. 7)
  Lytton Strachey/hb/1994/MIS price $17.95--special order
  "An excellent book, beautifully printed and bound. Not a 'popular whitewash,' but a thorough examination of Queen Victoria's troubles and triumphs. A classic. Highly recommended."
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• SYMBOL AND PRIVILEGE: THE RIGHT CONTEXT OF BRITISH ROYALTY
  Ilse Hayden/hb/1987/MIS price $17.95--special order
  "An excellent reference for the royal ritual."
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• RITUAL OF ROYALTY: THE CEREMONY AND PAGEANTRY OF BRITAIN'S MONARCHY
  Michaele Brown/hb/Hard to Find
  "Another fine reference work for those interested in royal ritual and the power derived from it."
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NOBILITY

• ASPECTS OF ARISTOCRACY: GRANDEUR AND DECLINE IN MODERN BRITAIN
  David Cannadine/hb/1994/MIS price $24.50--you save $10.50
  "David Cannadine brings his characteristic wit and acumen to bear on the British aristocracy, probing behind the legendary escapades and indulgences of aristocrats. Recommended."
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• BECOMING A FRENCH ARISTOCRAT: THE EDUCATION OF THE COURT NOBILITY, 1580-1715
  Mark Edward Motley/hb/1990/MIS price $31.50--you save $13.50
  "The instruction and training given to the sons of the great French nobles. Scholarly, but useful for modern instruction as well."
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• FROM VALOR TO PEDIGREE: IDEAS OF NOBILITY IN FRANCE IN THE SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES
  Ellery Schalk/hb/1986/MIS price $34.65--you save $14.85
  "An examination of ideas that have not changed greatly since the 1800s."
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• BEND'OR: DUKE OF WESTMINSTER: A PERSONAL MEMOIR
  George Ridley/hb/1986/MIS price $18.95--special order
  "A fascinating and personal account of British nobles and royals."
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• A DIRECTORY OF BRITISH PEERAGES: FROM THE EARLIEST TIMES TO THE PRESENT DAY
  Francis L. Leeson/ppr/1985/MIS price $12.50--special order
  "A highly useful and surprisingly inexpensive reference work. Valuable and highly recommended."
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• LIFE OF HORACE WALPOLE
  Stephen Gwynn/hb/1971/MIS price $21.00--special order
  "The man who rose from Gothic writer to a Peer of the Realm. Fascinating."
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• LIVING LIKE A LORD: THE SECOND MARQUIS OF DONEGALL 1769-1844 (EXPLORATIONS IN IRISH HISTORY)
  Stephen Gwynn/hb/1971/MIS price $21.00--special order
  "Of especial interest to those of Irish ancestry, this book measures the power of aristocracy in the 18th & 19th centuries."
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• NO REGRETS: MEMOIRS OF THE EARL OF CARNARVON
  Earl Carnarvon/hb/1978/MIS price $17.00--special order
  "A valuable and entertaining memoir. Recommended."
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• NOBLE PRIVILEGE: EUROPEAN NOBILITY VOL. I
  M.L. Bush/hb/1983/MIS price $44.50--special order
  "A scholar examines the power of the nobles of Europe."
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• RICH NOBLE, POOR NOBLE (EUROPEAN NOBILITY VOL. II)
  M.L Bush/hb/1988/MIS price $65.00--special order
  "A continuation of the author's work on European nobles."
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• THE ARISTOCRATS: A PORTRAIT OF BRITAIN'S NOBILITY AND THEIR WAY OF LIFE TODAY
  Roy Perrott/hb/Hard to Find
  "The title says it all. Fascinating."
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• THE CREATION OF BARONETS
  Published by Theatrum Orbis Terrarum; Da Capo Press/Hard to Find
  "A recommended study of the Baronet system of England."
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• DEBRETT'S CORRECT FORM
  Debrett/Hard to Find
  "The classic work of chivalric and noble etiquette. Recommended."
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• THE DECLINE AND FALL OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY
  David Cannadine/1992/Hard to Find
  "A fascinating account. Recommended."
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• FOR THE RECORD: THE MEMOIRS OF EVA, MARCHIONESS OF READING
  Eva Isaacs Reading/Hard to Find
  "Interesting and instructive. Recommended."
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• IN PURSUIT OF HONOR AND POWER: NOBLEMEN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRAZIL
  Eul-Soo Pang/1988/Hard to Find
  "With so many nobles and royals now living in exile in Brazil, this study is invaluable."
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• THE JACOBITE CAUSE
  Bruce Lenman/Hard to Find
  "The Jacobites still, from time to time, give the House of Windsor a bobble. Recommended."
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• THE JACOBITE PEERAGE: BARONETAGE, KNIGHTAGE, AND GRANTS OF HONOUR
  Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval/hard to Find
  "A highly valuable reference work. Recommended."
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• THE KNIGHTS OF ENGLAND: A COMPLETE RECORD FROM THE EARLIEST TIME TO THE PRESENT DAY OF THE KNIGHTS OF ALL THE ORDERS OF CHIVALRY IN ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND
  William Arthur Shaw/hb/1970/Hard to Find
  "An exhaustive compendium to the year of 1970."
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• LAUGHTER FROM A CLOUD
  Laura Spencer-Churchill Marlborough/Hard to Find
  "A valuable memoir from a relative of three important noble families."
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• THE MEXICAN NOBILITY AT INDEPENDENCE 1780-1826
  Doris M. Ladd/Hard to Find
  "Valuable in tracing some claims being made today."
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• MORE EQUAL THAN OTHERS: THE CHANGING FORTUNES OF THE BRITISH AND EUROPEAN ARISTOCRACIES
  Edward john Barrington Douglas-Scott-Montagu Montagu of Beaulieu/Hard to Find
  "A close examination of many aristocratic families of Europe."
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• A ROMANOV DIARY: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF H.I. & R.H. GRAND DUCHESS GEORGE
  HIRH Grand Duchess George of Russia/1988/Hard to Find
  "A valuable and excellent memoir."
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• THE ROYAL 100: A WHO'S WHO OF THE FIRST 100 PEOPLE IN LINE OF SUCCESSION TO THE BRITISH THRONE
  Alan Hamilton/Hard to Find
  "An excellent reference work." ORDER

• THE SPENCERS OF ALTHORP
  Georgina Battiscombe/Hard to Find
  "A much-needed biography. Recommended."
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• SPIRIT TO SURVIVE: THE MEMOIRS OF PRINCESS NICHOLAS GALITZINE
  Irina Galitzine/Hard to Find
  "A very valuable memoir. Recommended."
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• THEIR NOBLE LORDSHIPS: THE HEREDITARY PEEERAGE TODAY
  Simon Winchester/Hard to Find
  "A first-rate account. Recommended."
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• THE TITLED NOBILITY OF EUROPE: AN INTERNATIONAL PEERAGE, OR 'WHO'S WHO' OF THE SOVEREIGNS, PRINCES, AND NOBLES OF EUROPE
  Melville Henry Massue Ruvigny et Raineval/Hard to Find
  "The title says it all. Valuable."
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• THE ROMANOVS: THE FINAL CHAPTER
  Robert K. Massie/ppr/1996/MIS price $10.36--you save $2.59
  "While it is difficult to read the sections on the brutal murders of Czar Nicholas and his Imperial Family, yet the whole book is fascinating. This book brings us up to date on who 'Anastasia' really was, as well as the two Pretenders to the Imperial Throne of Russia. Highly recommended."
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• BALKAN GHOSTS: A JOURNEY THROUGH HISTORY
  Robert D. Kaplan/ppr/1994/MIS price $10.40--you save $2.36
  "A fascinating travelogue made by a curious and very perceptive writer. Full of insights into the countries of peoples of former Yugoslavia, Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, and Greece. At last you can understand why there is war there. Captures comments on the former kings and monarchs of the countries. Highly recommended."
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• TO MARRY AN ENGLISH LORD: OR, HOW ANGLOMANIA REALLY GOT STARTED
  Gail MacColl and Carol McD. Wallace/ppr/1994/MIS price $12.76--you save $3.19
  "A wonderful history detailing how, in 1895, five American women--including a Vanderbilt, a LaRoche, a Rogers, and a Whitney--married peers of the British realm in order to take advantage of the American fascination with nobility and rise in Amnerican solcial life. In all, more than 100 American heiresses (whose fathers made their fortunes in pork bellies, oil, and railroads) swapped marriage vows and Dad's dollars for titles. Written in excellent style and fully documented, the photographs alone are worth the price of the book. Highly recommended."
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• THE KNIGHTS OF MALTA
  H.J.A. Sire/ppr/1996/MIS price $20.00--you save $5.00
  "An excellent illustrated history of the 900-year-old order of Catholic knights. This book details the founding of the Order, its military might on Rhodes and Malta, and its operations in nations throughout Europe. The book also discusses the Order's history during modern times, detailing its growth from a small organization in the 19th century to its current membership of over 10,000. The book discusses the functioning of the Order as a foreign nation, including the exchange of ambassadors."
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• THE BOOK OF THE ORDRE OF CHYVALRY OR KNYGHTHODE
  Walter J. Johnson, ed./hb/1994/MIS price $30.00
  "This is Caxton's classic work on the Rules of Chivalry. Highly recommended."
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• THE MILITARY ORDERS: FROM THE TWELFTH TO THE EARLY FOURTEENTH CENTURIES
  Alan Forey/ppr/1992/MIS price $19.95
  "A well-documented and well-written history of the Military Orders (Templars, St. John, and Teutonic Orders) during the Crusades. Many maps and long reference list. Highly recommended."
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• THE CRUSADES: A SHORT HISTORY
  Jonathan Riley-Smith/ppr/1994/MIS price $12.80--you save $3.20
  "An excellent general history of a fascinating period in the development of chivalry. Many maps and excellent bibliography."
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• THE ATLAS OF THE CRUSADES
  Jonathan Riley-Smith/hb/1994/MIS price $28.00--you save $12.00
  "The maps, many in four colors, detail the various campaigns of both the volunteer armies and the military Orders. An essential book."
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• THE OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF THE CRUSADES
  Jonathan Riley-Smith, ed./hb/1997/MIS price $49.95
  "This richly illustrated book presents a readable, authoritative, and comprehensive history of the Crusades, from the preaching of the First Crusade in 1095 to the legacy of crusading ideals and imagery today. Written by a team of leading Crusade scholars, it covers crusading in many different theatres of war. The ideas of apologists, propagandists, and poets, and the perceptions and motives of the crusaders themselves are described, as are the reactions of the Muslims to Christian holy war. The book highlights the remarkable art and architecture associated with the Crusades, and offers fascinating insights into the history of the knightly orders, such as the Knights Templar and the Knights of St John. The volume includes detailed reference material: maps, chronology, a guide to further reading, and a full index. It will be welcomed by anyone interested in the ideals and history of the Crusades. Recommended."
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• THE MONKS OF WAR: THE MILITARY RELIGIOUS ORDERS
  Desmond Seward/ppr/1996/MIS price $10.36--you save $2.59
  "The military religious orders emerged during the Crusades as Christendom's stormtroopers in the savage conflict with Islam. The Monks of War is the first general history of The Templars, the Hospitallers (later Knights of Malta), the Teutonic Knights, and the Knights of the Spanish and Portuguese orders. This celebrated book tells the whole enthralling story, recreating such epics as the sieges of Rhodes and Malta and the destruction of the Templars by the Inquisition. Acclaimed on publication, it has now been revised and updated, with a concluding chapter to take events into the 1990s."
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